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APPLIOATIQN FILED FEB.18, 1907. RENEWED DEC. 21, 1908. 97,41, PatentedJuly 13, 1909.

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IRONING TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED 313.18, 1907. RENEWED DBO. 21, 1908.

Patented July 13, 1909.

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table applied to a suitable support such as a Unis sra'rns rarnnr@FFiQE.

CHARLES W. DODSWORTH, OF LONGBEACH, CALIFORNIA.

IRONIN G-TABLE Application filed February 18, 1907, Serial No. 357,959.

T 0 all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. Dons- WORTH, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Longbeach, in the county of Les Angeles, State ofCalifornia, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements inIroning-Tables; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to ironing tables, and more particularly to thatclass which include but a single support of their own and are adapted tobe supported partially by an other table or a shelf, and it is theprimary object of my invention to provide a novel means for locking theironing table to such other table or shelf by merely swinging down thesupport which is carried by the ironing table.

Broadly speaking, the invention consists in mounting upon the under sideof the ironing table a bar which is adapted to receive between one ofits ends and the under side of the table, one edge of a table or shelfand to clamp the said edge of the table or shelf by the swinging down ofa support which is hinged to the under side of the ironing table andwhich includes legs which are connected by a beveled cleat, which cleatrides upon the adjacent end of the bar and seats in a cutaway portiontherein when the support is swung downwardly and past a vertical planeand serves to securely lock the support against folding up.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a view in side elevationshmving iny invention in use, Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof,showing the support for the board in folded position, 3 is a detailvertical longitudinal sectional view taken centrally through the tablewith the parts in folded position, Fig. 4 is a similar view showing theSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 18, 1909.

Renewed December 21, 1908. Serial No. 468,587.

ends by means of a block 14 having a beveled lower edge 15. This blockis hinged as at 16 to the plate 11 and the legs comprising the supportare therefore foldablc in one direction against the under side of thetable top 10.

Secured upon the under side of the table top adjacent its opposite endand extending the entire width of the same is a metal plate 17 andhingedly connected with this plate is a bar 18. The hinged connectionjust mentioned is made by pi-(widing upon the plate 17 a pair of spacedaperturcd lugs 11) between which the bar 18 is received, there being apin 20 engz'rged through these cars and through the said bar. Thisconnection of the bar 18 with the plate 17 is had near the rear end ofthe bar and is of such construction that this end of the bar issufficiently spaced from the under side of the table top to receive theedge of a table or shelf thercbetwecn and the said top. This bar 18extends forwardly to a point adjacent the forward edge of the plate 11and that edge of the bar which opposes the underside of the table top iscut away on an incline as at 21 and shouldered as at 22, this portion ofthe bar being extended directly beneath the block 14.

It will now be understood. from the foregoing description taken inconnection with. the drawings that when the support conipriscd by thelegs 12 is swung down, the lower edge 15 of the block 1 1- will rideupon the cut-away or inclined portion of the bar 18 and cause theopposite end of the bar to move in the direction of the under side ofthe table top, thus clamping the edge of the table or shelf therebetweenand. the said top. It will also be observed from a perusal of thedrawings that when the support has been swung down to the greatestpossible degree, what will then be the forward face of the block 1 1,rests against the shoulder 22 and the beveled edge of the block willrest tlirectly upon the inclined portion. 21, it being understood thatby reason of these facts the support 12 is held against accidentalfolding. By reason of the fact that the lugs 19 are formed directly uponthe plate 17, there is no likelihood of this hinged connection beingseparated as would he the case if the hinge was connected directtv withthe board itself.

livoted as at 23 upon the under side of the table top 10 is asleeve-supporting board 2st and secured upon the plate 17 and extendingbeneath the inner or pivoted end of the board 24 is an arm 25 whichserves to brace the sleeve-supporting board.

What is claimed is A device of the class described comprising a board, acleat secured upon the underside of the board, a support includingspaced diverging legs, a cleat connecting the legs at their upper ends,said cleat being hinged to the cleat upon the underside of the board andhaving its lower edge beveled between the legs, the support beingadaptable for free forward swinging movement past the vertical planeoccupied by its hinge, and a bar pivoted adjacent its rear end upon theboard, the upper face of the bar adjacent its forward end being cut-awayto form a shoul der which is presented upwardly and in ad- Vance of thehinge for the support whereby when the support has been swung forwardlypast the vertical plane occupied by its hinge, the cleat connecting thelegs of the support will abut against the shoulder upon the bar and restflat at its beveled lower edge against the upper face of the bar.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of twoWitnesses.

CHARLES W. DODSWORTH.

fv itnesses GEO. W'. HOWE, S. S. IRWIN.

